Temple Run 2 Adds Olympic Sprinter Usain Bolt (For a Price)

In an overnight update, the immensely popular free-to-play endless runner Temple Run 2 added the first guest character in series history today – and it's Usain Bolt, the Jamaican sprinter who owns multiple world records, including the fastest-ever 100-meter sprint (9.58 seconds).

While this might seem like an ideal opportunity for a free promotional addition, or something to reward die-hard players who have racked up a bundle of gems or coins to spend on a new runner, unlocking Bolt requires an in-app purchase of $0.99. Expectedly, some App Store users aren't taking all that kindly to the premium nature of this new addition, if the reviews are any indication.

Bolt's in-game avatar looks strikingly like the real-life athlete, but still fits within the cartoonish fantasy aesthetic of the game, and he even performs his trademark post-win pose on the character select screen. His special ability is something of a hodgepodge of the existing ones, giving you a brief burst of speed, automated navigation through the turns, invincibility, and a magnetic pull on all nearby coins.

If you're in for a buck for Bolt, however, you'll have to act fast – the App Store listing says that this is a limited-time promotion, though it doesn't provide any particular timeframe for the offering.